Swansea City's Dutch star Jonathan de Guzman is no closer to a return to Swansea City but his club Villarreal are also expecting to kick the season off without him.

Jonathan De Guzman's
future remains unclear with parent club Villarreal planning for life without the Dutchman – and no deal to return to Swansea City on the horizon.

La Liga side Villarreal head to South Wales to take on Swansea City
this Saturday as part of Garry Monk’s final preparations for the Premier League kick-off against Manchester United next weekend.

But de Guzman will not be among the travelling party as his employers take on the club he has spent the past two years on loan at, remaining on extended holiday following his exertions in Brazil as part of Louis van Gaal’s Netherlands side.

De Guzman featured three times in the World Cup
as the Oranje finished third ahead of hosts Brazil and there had been hopes Swansea could wrap up a quick-fire permanent deal following his successful two seasons in South Wales.

But boss Monk admitted recently there had been no progress on the move – that could cost around £5m – with the playmaker believed to have received rival offers.

It had been suggested Swansea had switched their attentions to other targets, with Southampton’s Jack Cork among them, while the return of Ki Sung-yeung to the Liberty ranks has allowed Monk to pursue other priorities in his squad rebuilding.

However, well-placed reports in Spain claim Villarreal are not expecting the 26-year-old de Guzman to be part of their plans for the start of the Spanish season – with several outlets claiming they see little point in him even beginning pre-season with the Yellow Submarine with an exit inevitable.

Villarreal are said to be keen to recoup the cash for a player who has spent more time on loan than playing for the club but who still has two years remaining on his contract.

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